Q. Consider the following Political organisations:
1. British Indian Society
2. British India Association
3. East India Association
Which of the above mentioned political organisation was/were founded outside India for the cause of Indian Freedom Struggle?
Answer: C
Notes:
Some of the organisations founded before formation of Indian National Congress are:
- Landholders Society: Founded in: 1836, Place: Kolkata (formerly named: Calcutta), Founded by: Dwarkanath Tagore
- British India Society: Founded in: 1839, Place: London, Founded by: William Adam
- Bengal British India Society: Founded in: 1843, Place: Kolkata (formerly named: Calcutta)
- British India Association: Founded in: 1852, Place: Kolkata (formerly named: Calcutta), Founded by: Dwarkanath Tagore
- Madras Native Association: Founded in: 1852, Place: Chennai (former name: Madras), Founded by: Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty
- Bombay Association: Founded in: 1852, Place: Mumbai (former name: Bombay), Founded by: Jagannath Shankar Seth
- East India Association: Founded in: 1866, Place: London, Founded by: Dadabhai Naoroji
- National Indian Association: Founded in: 1867, Place: London, Founded by: Mary Carpenter
- Poona Sarvajanik Sabha: Founded in: 1876, Place: Pune, Founded by: Mahadev Govind Ranade, Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi, S. H. Chiplunkar
- Indian Society: Founded in: 1872, Place: London, Founded by: Anand Mohan Bose
- Indian Association: Founded in: 1876, Place: Kolkata (formerly named: Calcutta), Founded by: Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose
- Madras Mahajan Sabha: Founded in: 1884, Place: Chennai (former name: Madras), Founded by: M. Veeraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer and P. Anandacharlu
- Bombay Presidency Association: Founded in: 1885, Place: Mumbai (former name: Bombay), Founded by: Phirozshah Mehta, K.T Telang and Badruddin Tyabji
Source: Spectrum’s Modern History
